Question

Explain any four differences between hardware and software​

Answer 1

HARDWARE:

• Hardware is a physical parts computer that cause processing of data.
• It is manufactured
• Hardware can not perform any task without software
• As Hardware are physical electronic devices, we can see and touch hardware
• It has four main categories: input device, output devices, storage, and internal components.
• Hardware is not affected by computer viruses
• It can not be transferred from one place to another electrically through network.
• If hardware is damaged, it is replaced with new one.
• Ex: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Printer, CPU, Hard disk, RAM, ROM etc.

SOFTWARE:

• Software is a set of instruction that tells a computer exactly what to do.
• It is developed and engineered.
• software can not be executed without hardware.
• We can see and also use the software but can’t actually touch them.
• It is mainly divided into System software, Programming software and Application software.
• Software is affected by computer viruses
• But, it can be transferred.
• If software is damaged, its backup copy can be reinstalled.
• Ex: Ms Word, Excel, Power Point, Photoshop, MySQL etc.

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